- Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…in distinction to the rest of the collection are from the manuscript of Admor. 3. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 8; Horodezky, pp. 45-47. 4. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 20; Horodezky, pp. 52-53. 5. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 235; Horodezky, pp. 157-158. 6. Ben-Amos & Mitz, Tale 236; Horodezky, p. 158. 7. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 26; Horodezky, p. 109. 8. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 137; Horodezky, pp. 139-140. 9. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 56; Horodezky, pp. 68-69. 10. Ben-…
…eo. Broell Bresnick has taught at Stanford University, University of New Haven, University of Bridgeport and the Educational Center for the Arts, where she served as Visual Arts Department Chair for 29 years. She has given lectures at a number of museums, galleries and universities. Anna Broell Bresnick was born in Hamburg, German, has lived in Vienna and Rome and currently resides in New Haven, CT. USA More information on the artist’s website:…
…her mourners were deprived of the honor. Qaddishes were then added so that more of the mourners would have the opportunity to say a qaddish. We can say qaddish any time there is a minyan and we recite a Psalm or other passage from the Torah or Rabbinic literature. So they simply added a Psalm and followed it by qaddish. There were now several times in a service when qaddish was said, so that several mourners would have a turn. There are some commu…
…it’s really easy not to practice when it is just me. I also like going to movies, watching scifi tv, and reading books. Alisa & Glenn Levine We moved to Connecticut from the Boston area in September of 2021 to be closer to our children (Rozzie & Ben in New Haven and Avi & Arielle in Fairfield) and our grandchildren (Charlie, Shayna & Zoe). Shortly thereafter we were “recruited” by the Rodwin family, Charlie & Shayna and their parents, to join the…
…sher caterer, wine & grape juice, set-up and clean-up of the room, trash removal and standard custodial services. Fee for 250 Guests or Less: $350 Fee for More than 250 Guests: $600 Additional per hour beyond 2: $75 2. Baby Events NOT on Shabbat Small Chapel* (no food allowed): $100 *or downstairs sanctuary space during renovation Main Sanctuary (no food allowed): $150 Catered meal in social hall (2 hours): $250 Additional per hour: $75 Fee inclu…
…parts of the service, such as during the Haftara and, yes, the Rabbi’s sermon, your mouth, from the halakhic point of view, is in idle, that is, it is not uttering praises. And you might assume that during that time you ought to be able to chew your gum and eat your candy. To that I can only say, you’re right. God presumably — and Jewish law — would not object if you chew gum during the Rabbi’s sermon. But I can tell you that if you blow bubbles…
…ferent, don’t hide yourself; you have an obligation to help. Turning for a moment from the Torah to Pirqe Avot, Rabbi Simon the Just is quoted in the first chapter for his epigram, Upon three things the world is based: upon the Torah upon divine service and upon acts of kindness. Here at BEKI we read and study Torah and try to observe its mitzvot, so I think we’ve got Torah covered. We certainly hold worship services, which is a conventional way t…
…ers. But beyond the “fixed prayers” one should say what is in one’s heart. Moses Maimonides firmly noted that a person may pray in any language. Yes, God understands English. We encourage everyone to learn Hebrew and to pray in Hebrew, and for good reasons. But a prayer is valued by God regardless of language. In our prayerbook there are even prayers such as the qaddish that are not written in Hebrew, but rather Aramaic, because that was the langu…
…ilities to live richer lives as Jews in their own homes and to participate more fully in the synagogue community. Kulanu Havura helped congregants become more aware of and sensitive to adults with special needs as one step in unifying the community to make it more worthy of God’s blessings. Kulanu Havura received major funding in 1997-1999 from the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven and Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel. It received ongoing su…
…ongregation to welcome us. I felt embraced, and I didn’t feel invisible anymore. One day I was speaking with my brother-in-law on the phone. I was talking about BEKI (which by this time I had joined) and the feeling that I have here. And I confided in him that one day I’d like to get up on the bima and read from the Torah. And as I said these words I began to tremble. The very thought was overpowering to me. To even think of myself as playing such…
